Today is the day before our big day. I'm not going to lie it felt awesome to sleep in today.
Jon was gracious enough to drive Andrew and myself to/from the race. As is everything in life Murphy's Law was in full effect and did not disappoint us today :-).
First it started with the cadence of getting ready. Despite getting up at 10 a.m. Today we were still over an hour late picking up Andrew in Kirkland. We also have to deal with Mercer St being closed for part of the way to I5 due to construction and the 520 bridge closure.We made pretty good time heading to the ferry terminal. And only had a half hour wait before we got in the ferry queue.
Then we got the announcement that one of the ferries had electrical issues and that delayed are arrival by a half hour. We landed at Clinton a few minutes after 6, dashed to check in to our bed and breakfast, and then drove into Oak Harbor to pick up our race bid numbers.
We were nearly an hour late to the team dinner, but they graciously greeted us with smiles, and hot pasta! Coach Erica was our inspirational speaker and shared how she started her fundraising with TNT and her sister's battle with a rare form Lymphoma. It was another great reminder of the impact and power that comes to change lives when people come together.
After the dinner and advice from the Washington and Alaska chapter coaches we decorated our TNT Jerseys for the race. Here is a photo of Jon's cheer signage and our run jerseys.
We then picked up some snacks and water at the local Safeway and headed back to our bnb to relax and play some Five Crowns. Logging off now. Feel free to send all your supports through Facebook and twitter using our hashtag #TNTWhidbey!
Jon was gracious enough to drive Andrew and myself to/from the race. As is everything in life Murphy's Law was in full effect and did not disappoint us today :-).
First it started with the cadence of getting ready. Despite getting up at 10 a.m. Today we were still over an hour late picking up Andrew in Kirkland. We also have to deal with Mercer St being closed for part of the way to I5 due to construction and the 520 bridge closure.We made pretty good time heading to the ferry terminal. And only had a half hour wait before we got in the ferry queue.
Then we got the announcement that one of the ferries had electrical issues and that delayed are arrival by a half hour. We landed at Clinton a few minutes after 6, dashed to check in to our bed and breakfast, and then drove into Oak Harbor to pick up our race bid numbers.
We were nearly an hour late to the team dinner, but they graciously greeted us with smiles, and hot pasta! Coach Erica was our inspirational speaker and shared how she started her fundraising with TNT and her sister's battle with a rare form Lymphoma. It was another great reminder of the impact and power that comes to change lives when people come together.
After the dinner and advice from the Washington and Alaska chapter coaches we decorated our TNT Jerseys for the race. Here is a photo of Jon's cheer signage and our run jerseys.
We then picked up some snacks and water at the local Safeway and headed back to our bnb to relax and play some Five Crowns. Logging off now. Feel free to send all your supports through Facebook and twitter using our hashtag #TNTWhidbey!
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